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Andrew LaSane is a freelance writer from South Carolina who currently resides in Brooklyn. He spends most of his life connected to the grid, obsessing over and customizing sneakers, and trying to relive the '90s.

We've heard a lot about new cars with the ability to park themselves, and like a lot of people we were instantly skeptical. The folks at The Fast Lane Car got their hands on a 2014 Jeep Cherokee and decided to test not only the perpendicular self-parking feature, but the parallel self-parking feature as well.

Referred to as the "Parking Assistance Package" by Jeep, the feature uses a combination of the "ParkView Rear Back Up Camera and ParkSense Front and Rear Park Assist System and Rear Cross Path Detection" to help guide the vehicle into a space with little work from the driver (besides getting into position, shifting gears, and applying the brake/gas when needed). The system is impressive but, as TFL Car demonstrates, not always effective: